My fiancee and I are going to Serafina tonight to "celebrate" our last night together as a non-married couple. She's headed out of town to the wedding site early and it's the last time we'll have dinner, just the two of us, until after we're married. Soooo...I'd like to drink a showy, good bottle and would appreciate your thoughts on what I should take from the following list:
1998 Quilceda Creek Cab 1999 Quilceda Creek Cab 1995 Dalla Valle Napa Cab 1997 Phelps Insignia 1997 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red 1999 Etude Cab 1999 Pride Cab 1999 Araujo Eisele Cab
All thoughts are appreciated. I'm personally leaning toward the '95 Dalla Valle for no particular reason. Thanks all!
Cheers!
Posts: 1647 | Location: Seattle, WA, USA | Registered: Mar 22, 2004
is her wine appreciation as good as yours? If the answer is YES- impress her by letting HER chose the wine If the answer is NO - STILL let her chose...women like the apearance that they are in control MORE than ANY wine you can impress them with
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Posts: 3576 | Location: Florida | Registered: Jun 10, 2005
I have tasted all the wines on your list, except the '99 QC and Araujo. They are all very nice; however, 1999 was not as good a year for Pride Cab as most people think. The Insignia, the Pahlmeyer, and the '98 QC are all 95+ points in my book. Enjoy!
Posts: 747 | Location: Baltimore, MD, USA | Registered: May 09, 2003
Thanks, all, very much for your opinions. It sounds like the Dalla Valle is a sure-fire win. I'm thinking tasting two '97 Reds down the line together would be fun, so I'll probably do the '95.
....and, YES she is as much of a wino as I.
Cheers!
Posts: 1647 | Location: Seattle, WA, USA | Registered: Mar 22, 2004
Originally posted by BRR: Thanks, all, very much for your opinions. It sounds like the Dalla Valle is a sure-fire win. I'm thinking tasting two '97 Reds down the line together would be fun, so I'll probably do the '95.
....and, YES she is as much of a wino as I.
Excelelnt!!!!!!!
"Family which drinks together - stays together!"
Posts: 3576 | Location: Florida | Registered: Jun 10, 2005
Originally posted by BRR: Thanks, all, very much for your opinions. It sounds like the Dalla Valle is a sure-fire win. I'm thinking tasting two '97 Reds down the line together would be fun, so I'll probably do the '95.
....and, YES she is as much of a wino as I.
At times like this ALWAYS take a backup wine in case there's a problem with your first choice.
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Posts: 6562 | Location: Santa Clara Valley AVA | Registered: Jul 02, 2004
BRR: Give her your Pride. (I can't believe I was the first with this one.)
Actually, PH was right, let her choose. The more you let her pick, the longer she will remain your princess. "They" turn into ugly witches if you don't.
Sooner or later it all gets drunk. The only questions are, "By whom?" and, "When?"
Posts: 559 | Location: Novi, Michigan, USA | Registered: Jan 04, 2004
That's a great list to choose from. You could throw darts to choose and not come up with a wrong choice, but I too would choose the 95 DV. Mainly because I have not had a bad Napa Cab from 95. In fact, the 95 vintage has impressed the heck out of me; even more so than the 94 in general. I'd wish you "best of luck" for your marriage, but keeping a good marriage has nothing to do with luck; it's all commitment and hard work.
